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EUROPEAN UNION Swine Semen Export Health Certificate

I.1. Consignor

Name

Address 

Country 

I.2. Certificate reference number I.2.a.TRACES reference number::

I.3. Central Competent Authority 

I.4. Local Competent Authority 

I.5. Consignee

Name 

I.6. No.(s) of related original certificates No.(s) of accompanying documents 

 Address 

 Country 

I.7 Country of origin ISO code I.8. Region of origin I.9. Country of destination ISO code I.10. Region of destination

I.11 Place of origin I.12. Place of destination

I.13. Place of loading I.14. Date and time of departure 

I.15. Means of transport

Aeroplane Ship Railway wagon

Road vehicle Other 

I.16. Entry Point

I.17. CITES 

Identification: Number(s): 

I.18 Temperature of products I.19. Number/Quantity I.20. Total number of packages

I.21. Seal/Container number

I.22. Commodities certified for : 

Artificial reproduction 

I.23. Transit through 3rd country I.24. For Export

I.25. Identification of the commodities

Species Breed Donor identity Date(s) of collection Approval number of the centre Quantity

Part I : Details of dispatched consignment
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European Union Porcine semen to the United States Part II: Certification II. Health information II.a. Certificate reference number II.b.TRACES reference number:

II.1.

I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify that I have verified the information provided to me by the Center Veterinarian in charge of the semen collection center

listed in Box I.11; and that: 

The semen described in this certificate: 

Was collected, processed and stored in a semen collection center, hereinafter "SCC," approved and supervised by the veterinary competent authority of the Member State in

accordance with Council Directive 90/429/EEC, as last amended. 

Name of SCC Address of SCC SCC Center Approval

No. Veterinarian Veterinarian

II.2.

either(1) 

 or(1)

Was

 maintained solely under the control of the Center Veterinarian for the above SCC; 

Initially maintained under the control of the Center Veterinarian for the above SCC, and subsequently under the control of the Center Veterinarian for a different semen 

collection center, hereinafter “SCC2”, currently approved by the veterinary competent authority of the member state(2) in accordance with Council Directive 90/429/

EEC as last amended. 

Name of SCC2 Address of SCC2 SCC2 Center Approval

No. Veterinarian Veterinarian

II.3. Was kept separate (3) from other semen not intended for export to the United States.

II.4. Was shipped in a new or thoroughly cleaned and disinfected container (that, in the case of frozen semen, was charged with fresh, unused liquid nitrogen) that was sealed with

an intact, tamper-proof seal recognized by the competent authroity of the member state of origin, and as recorded in Box I.21. 

Each semen donor (and teasers, if used) 

II.5. Was established as a resident of an approved SCC only if admitted by a formal process of quarantine, observation, and testing, in accordance with Council Directive

II.6.

II.7.

II.8.

II.9.

either (1)

or (1)

or (1)

90/429/EEC, as last amended. 

Was transported to the SCC in a vehicle that was cleaned and disinfected. 

Was not imported into the EU member state of origin listed in Box I.7 from a region that is not recognized by the USDA in 9 CFR Part 94(4) as free of foot-and-mouth 

disease and swine vesicular disease, or designated by USDA in 9 CFR Part 94 as affected with African swine fever. 

Did not originate from or was not imported into the member state listed in Box I.7 from a region where classical swine fever (CSF) is known to occur (except for the APHISdefined European CSF region), as indicated in 9 CFR Part 94(4) and other official APHIS publications; has not been commingled with domestic swine that at any time were 

in any of these regions; and has not transited such regions unless moved directly through the region in a sealed means of conveyance with the seal determined to be intact 

upon arrival at the point of destination. 

Has not been in, or commingled with any domestic swine from, a restricted zone(5) in the APHIS-defined European CSF region established because of an outbreak of CSF in

domestic swine or wild boar; 

Has been in a restricted zone(5) in the APHIS-defined European CSF region established because of an outbreak of CSF in domestic swine, but was not commingled with any 

domestic swine of such a region, and was not collected for export to the United States, from the time of detection until the designation of restricted zone was removed by the

Competent Veterinary Authority of the member state or until 6 months following depopulation of the domestic swine on affected premises in the restricted zone and the 

cleaning and disinfection of the last affected premises in the zone, whichever time was later. Dates of outbreak designation and removal of restrictions: 

Has been in a restricted zone (5) in the APHIS-defined European CSF region established because of the detection of CSF in wild boar; but was not commingled with any 

domestic swine of such a region, and was not collected for export to the United States from the time of detection until the designation of restricted zone is removed by the

Competent Veterinary Authority of the Member State. Dates of outbreak and removal of restrictions: 

II.10. Has not transited a restricted zone(5) as described in II.9, unless moved directly through the zone in a sealed means of conveyance with the seal determined to be intact upon 

arrival at the point of destination, or unless the semen was collected after the periods described.

II.11. During the 60 days prior to semen collection for export to the United States, was/were not corralled, pastured or held with other animals under any restrictions due to animal

health concerns.

Additional(post-collection) certifications:

II.12. Any outbreaks of communicable disease reported by the SCC after collection from the donors listed in this certificate, but prior to the time of the shipment’s consignment to

the United States, have been investigated and resolved by the national Competent Authority.

II.13. There have been no cases reported or suspected of foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, African swine fever or swine vesicular disease in the country or region of origin

between the time when the semen for export to the United States was last collected and the date of shipment.

Notes

· This certificate must be issued within 30 days of arrival of the consignment in the United States.

· Every straw should be marked and the numerical or alphanumerical sequences should include the SCC approval number, donor breed, individual animal ID and date of semen collection.

· The sealed shipping containers must be delivered to the port of embarkation for direct shipment to the United States with no stops other than those provided for on the USDA import permit.

Part I:

Box I.2.a.: TRACES reference number: In case the certificate is produced via the TRACES system, a unique reference number assigned by the TRACES system is indicated.

Box I.11: Place of origin: shall correspond to the semen collection centre as defined in Article 2 of Directive 90/429/EEC of the semen dispatch.

Box I.20: Number of packages shall correspond to the number of containers.

Box I.21: Container numbers (or other identifying information) and seal number(s) must be listed.

Box I.25: Approval number of the center shall correspond to the approval number of the semen center in which the semen was collected.

Date of collection: shall be indicated in the following format: dd/mm/yyyy.

Donor identity: shall include the official identification mark of the animal in accordance with Council Directive 2008/71/EC of 15 July 2008 on the identification and registration of 

pigs (OJ L 213, 8.8.2008, p.321).

Quantity: Number of straws used in the shipment for each donor.
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European Union Porcine semen to the United States Part II: Certification

II. Health information II.a. Certificate reference number II.b.TRACES reference number:

Part II:

(1) Delete as appropriate

(2) In cases where porcine semen was collected, processed and stored in Norway, but further traded to or stored at an approved porcine SCC2 in another Member State prior to export to the U.S., 

copies of animal health certificates for Intracommunity trade, as set out in Annex D to Directive 90/429/EEC, must accompany the shipment.

(3) Semen collected for export to the U.S. may not be stored in the same container with other porcine (or ruminant) semen. Storage containers must be locked (or sealed and held in a locked room)

and maintained under the custody of the approved SCC veterinarian.

(4) The current APHIS-recognized disease statusfor different countries is found at the following website: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/animals/animal_disease_status.shtml

(5) A restricted zone for CSF (as defined in 9 CFR Part 94) refers to an area, delineated by the relevant competent veterinary authorities of the region in which the area is located, that surrounds and

includes the location of an outbreak of CSF in domestic swine, or detection of the disease in wild boar; and from which the movement of domestic swine is restricted.

· The signature and the stamp must be in a different color from that of the printing.

Official veterinarian or official inspector

Name (in Capital): Qualification and title:

Local Veterinary Unit: LVU N°:

Date: Signature:

Stamp